Hero of the Russian Labor Party and creator of the Zircon hypersonic missile, Alexander Leonov, died on Sunday, April 5. This was reported by TASS, citing a source close to the deceased.
Reports “Leonov died.” an agency.
Hero of Labor served as General Director and Designer of the Scientific and Production Society of Mechanical Engineering, one of the leaders of the Russian rocket and space industry. Leonov was also a tester, organizer and director of work in the field of creating space systems and missile systems with cruise and ballistic missiles.